[Nfbwv-talk] BELL Program Conference Call Reminder

[Smyth, Charlene R]

Greetings,

As many of you know, we are making plans to conduct a BELL Program in West Virginia next summer.  I would like to encourage as many of you as possible to join one of the conference calls mentioned in the below message.  Also, please review and become familiar with the attached documents.

Charlene

From: "Lewis, Anil via State-affiliate-leadership-list" <state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org<mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>>
Date: August 5, 2014, 9:23:28 AM EDT
To: "Affiliate Presidents (state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org<mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>)" <state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org<mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>>
Cc: "Shaheen, Natalie" <NShaheen at nfb.org<mailto:NShaheen at nfb.org>>
Subject: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] Bring the NFB BELL program to your state in the summer of 2015!
Reply-To: "Lewis, Anil" <ALewis at nfb.org<mailto:ALewis at nfb.org>>, State Affiliate Leadership List <state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org<mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>>
>From Natalie Shaheen, NFB Director of Education


Esteemed Federationists:
In our efforts to continue to build the Federation and ensure the blind children across the country have access to fun high-quality Braille instruction, every year we look to bring the NFB BELL program to new states. There are a number of affiliates who have been in touch over the last year to express their interest in hosting an NFB BELL program in 2015. In order to be considered to host an NFB BELL program in the summer of 2015, prospective affiliates must submit an application. Applications are available online<https://nfb.org/bell-program-online-application> for interested states to complete. Applications must be submitted no later than *September 30, 2014*..

Before completing the application, you may find it helpful to attend one of two informational conference calls. The calls will be held on

            August 11 at 8 PM Eastern, and
            August 28 at 9 PM Eastern
Call-in Number: 877-394-5901
            Access Code: 4720035

To help with your planning, the 2015 NFB BELL Program Timeline is attached to this email. A copy of the NFB BELL Program Affiliate Guidelines is attached here as well. Please review these documents prior to completing the application. If you have any questions or if you would like more information, please send me an email at nshaheen at nfb.org<mailto:nshaheen at nfb.org>.

Braille Rocks!
Natalie Shaheen

Director of Education

National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute
200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland   21230

(410) 659-9314 ext. 2293 (Voice)
(410) 659-5129 (FAX)
Email: nshaheen at nfb.org<mailto:nshaheen at nfb.org>
Web: www.nfb.org<http://www.nfb.org/>

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